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Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-6034299 Website

To enhance the quality of life for Colorado's children and their families by supporting high quality, collaborative programs for the prevention and treatment of childhood language disorders.

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado at a glance

In short: Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado gave $1.1M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $132K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,053,080
-0.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$131,635
+24.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$71,145
Total assets
$39,112,869
+6.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Children's Hospital Colorado: $491KChildren's Hospital Colorado$491KSt Mary's Life Center: $136KSt Mary's Life Center$136KChildren's Speech and Reading Cente: $122KChildren's Speech and ReadingCente$122KMontrose Memorial Hospital: $75KMontrose Memorial Hospital$75KCentro De La Familia: $68KCentro De La Familia$68KMetro State University: $58KMetro State University$58KPinion Project Family Resource Cent: $54KPinion Project Family ResourceCent$54KUniversity of Northern Colorado: $50KUniversity of NorthernColorado$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hospital Colorado ($491K). Together the top 8 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K21$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 21 grants of 49 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Grand JunctionAuroraCortezFort CollinsGreeleyMontroseBoulderDenverGunnisonCraig

How Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado gives

  • Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M9 grants2020 10 grants2021 11 grants2022 10 grants2023 10 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $926K (2023) to $1.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, COAid to Children$490,937
St Mary's Life Center Grand Junction, COAid to Children$136,490
Children's Speech and Reading Cente Fort Collins, COAid to Children$121,643
Montrose Memorial Hospital Montrose, COAid to Children$74,690
Centro De La Familia Grand Junction, COAid to Children$67,600
Metro State University Denver, COAid to Children$58,200
Pinion Project Family Resource Cent Cortez, COAid to Children$53,520
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, COAid to Children$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$39,112,869$2,036,108$1,492,779$1,053,0808$1,860,304
2024$36,732,159$2,030,084$1,500,669$1,055,83510$1,797,432
2023$34,468,541$1,417,937$1,292,581$925,67210$1,176,843
2022$32,113,607$950,607$1,867,593$1,454,09811$789,553
2021$37,704,186$2,276,777$1,538,338$1,127,05010$1,983,646
2020$34,736,166$592,617$1,854,062$1,484,4699$515,462

About Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado

Based on IRS filings

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $39.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado is led by Karl J. Hinkle, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karl J. Hinkle

    President

    Trustee → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard G. Frohlick

    Trustee

    Treasurer & Trustee → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert W. Gregory

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas R. Magnuson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Magoffin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John W. Groves

    Vice President

    Vice President & Trustee → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: L. Bryant Harris (2020–2023) — Executive Di
  • Former: Stephen M. Musinger (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Michael Brewer (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Vernon B. Ingraham (2020) — Past Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado

How much does Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado give each year?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado gave $1.1M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 10 grants.

What is Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's typical grant size?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's median grant in 2025 was $71,145, and its average grant was $131,635, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado give grants?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado gives mostly in Colorado: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Grand Junction, CO (2 grants).

Does Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Aid to Children" (8 grants).

Who are Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's largest grantees?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Hospital Colorado ($490,937), St Mary's Life Center ($136,490) and Children's Speech and Reading Cente ($121,643), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado reported $39.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado is a public charity focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in Denver, CO. It holds $39.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's EIN?

Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6034299. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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